Lot 186
  • 186

Karel Appel

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description

  • Composition
  • oil on board
  • 231 x 74 cm; 90 15/16 x 29 1/8 in.
  • Executed circa 1954-1957.

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Ammanuel Looten Collection, Paris (acquired from the artist)
Sale: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 19th Century European Paintings and Modern & Contemporary Art, 15 December 2009, lot 94
Acquired from the above sale by the current owner

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration. The panel presents original wears and imperfections xxx There are areas of cracks throughout the surface, mainly visible on the black paint, some of which have been carefully stabilized.
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